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2 years ago
in 5 Ron Paul Quotes That Scare Me on danielmiessler.com | grep understanding
Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the ‘criminal justice system,’ I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal. — Ron Paul
I think the comment there is less about race than it is about the failure of the D.C. Police and their politics there. Having passed through, I can assure you it is not a bad observation, but is not truly race related.
Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmative action. — Ron Paul
In this case, he is talking about how affirmative action has created a culture of dependency and that is why they have those opinions. It is a common tactic. You create a program, an entitlement, and then people become used to that stipend and depend upon it, so you use that as the lever to get them to vote. It's no accident that, on average, 90% of blacks vote Democratic specifically because they see it as a way to maintain certain programs, many of which I would argue replace a historical injustice with a novel form of discrimination.
The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. — Ron Paul
When talking about the Establishment Clause, most Constitutional writing suggests that the founders did not have a problem being a Christian nation. What it did prevent was having a state church, such as the Church of England as an official religion. However, there has always been tolerance for all religions, as guaranteed by the Constitution, and Dr. Paul is a strong advocate for that. What he is saying here, I think, is that our Christian traditions are important.
The Founding Fathers envisioned a robustly Christian yet religiously tolerant America, with churches serving as vital institutions that would eclipse the state in importance. Throughout our nation’s history, churches have done what no government can ever do, namely teach morality and civility. — Ron Paul
It does no good to have a perfectly designed government for a people who have no sense of morality. If you have no conception of right and wrong, of what is proper and not, then you would have no reason to obey the laws or have no investment in your culture, and your nation. For better or worse, religion is how many people develop a sense of morality and while there are good arguments to be made that it does an incomplete job, the fact is you cannot have the state create morality. It has to be cultivated along with a belief system that has a respect and foundation for rights.
I think everyone has legitimate differences of opinion, but I like his piece on morality. Basically, it makes sense that a government would only be as good as the people involved in it, and as the intentions they show.
I think the comment there is less about race than it is about the failure of the D.C. Police and their politics there. Having passed through, I can assure you it is not a bad observation, but is not truly race related.
Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmative action. — Ron Paul
In this case, he is talking about how affirmative action has created a culture of dependency and that is why they have those opinions. It is a common tactic. You create a program, an entitlement, and then people become used to that stipend and depend upon it, so you use that as the lever to get them to vote. It's no accident that, on average, 90% of blacks vote Democratic specifically because they see it as a way to maintain certain programs, many of which I would argue replace a historical injustice with a novel form of discrimination.
The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. — Ron Paul
When talking about the Establishment Clause, most Constitutional writing suggests that the founders did not have a problem being a Christian nation. What it did prevent was having a state church, such as the Church of England as an official religion. However, there has always been tolerance for all religions, as guaranteed by the Constitution, and Dr. Paul is a strong advocate for that. What he is saying here, I think, is that our Christian traditions are important.
The Founding Fathers envisioned a robustly Christian yet religiously tolerant America, with churches serving as vital institutions that would eclipse the state in importance. Throughout our nation’s history, churches have done what no government can ever do, namely teach morality and civility. — Ron Paul
It does no good to have a perfectly designed government for a people who have no sense of morality. If you have no conception of right and wrong, of what is proper and not, then you would have no reason to obey the laws or have no investment in your culture, and your nation. For better or worse, religion is how many people develop a sense of morality and while there are good arguments to be made that it does an incomplete job, the fact is you cannot have the state create morality. It has to be cultivated along with a belief system that has a respect and foundation for rights.
I think everyone has legitimate differences of opinion, but I like his piece on morality. Basically, it makes sense that a government would only be as good as the people involved in it, and as the intentions they show.
2 years ago
in 5 Ron Paul Quotes That Scare Me on dmiessler.com | grep understanding
Given the inefficiencies of what D.C. laughingly calls the ‘criminal justice system,’ I think we can safely assume that 95 percent of the black males in that city are semi-criminal or entirely criminal. — Ron Paul
I think the comment there is less about race than it is about the failure of the D.C. Police and their politics there. Having passed through, I can assure you it is not a bad observation, but is not truly race related.
Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmative action. — Ron Paul
In this case, he is talking about how affirmative action has created a culture of dependency and that is why they have those opinions. It is a common tactic. You create a program, an entitlement, and then people become used to that stipend and depend upon it, so you use that as the lever to get them to vote. It's no accident that, on average, 90% of blacks vote Democratic specifically because they see it as a way to maintain certain programs, many of which I would argue replace a historical injustice with a novel form of discrimination.
The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. — Ron Paul
When talking about the Establishment Clause, most Constitutional writing suggests that the founders did not have a problem being a Christian nation. What it did prevent was having a state church, such as the Church of England as an official religion. However, there has always been tolerance for all religions, as guaranteed by the Constitution, and Dr. Paul is a strong advocate for that. What he is saying here, I think, is that our Christian traditions are important.
The Founding Fathers envisioned a robustly Christian yet religiously tolerant America, with churches serving as vital institutions that would eclipse the state in importance. Throughout our nation’s history, churches have done what no government can ever do, namely teach morality and civility. — Ron Paul
It does no good to have a perfectly designed government for a people who have no sense of morality. If you have no conception of right and wrong, of what is proper and not, then you would have no reason to obey the laws or have no investment in your culture, and your nation. For better or worse, religion is how many people develop a sense of morality and while there are good arguments to be made that it does an incomplete job, the fact is you cannot have the state create morality. It has to be cultivated along with a belief system that has a respect and foundation for rights.
I think everyone has legitimate differences of opinion, but I like his piece on morality. Basically, it makes sense that a government would only be as good as the people involved in it, and as the intentions they show.
I think the comment there is less about race than it is about the failure of the D.C. Police and their politics there. Having passed through, I can assure you it is not a bad observation, but is not truly race related.
Opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions, i.e. support the free market, individual liberty and the end of welfare and affirmative action. — Ron Paul
In this case, he is talking about how affirmative action has created a culture of dependency and that is why they have those opinions. It is a common tactic. You create a program, an entitlement, and then people become used to that stipend and depend upon it, so you use that as the lever to get them to vote. It's no accident that, on average, 90% of blacks vote Democratic specifically because they see it as a way to maintain certain programs, many of which I would argue replace a historical injustice with a novel form of discrimination.
The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers. On the contrary, our Founders’ political views were strongly informed by their religious beliefs. — Ron Paul
When talking about the Establishment Clause, most Constitutional writing suggests that the founders did not have a problem being a Christian nation. What it did prevent was having a state church, such as the Church of England as an official religion. However, there has always been tolerance for all religions, as guaranteed by the Constitution, and Dr. Paul is a strong advocate for that. What he is saying here, I think, is that our Christian traditions are important.
The Founding Fathers envisioned a robustly Christian yet religiously tolerant America, with churches serving as vital institutions that would eclipse the state in importance. Throughout our nation’s history, churches have done what no government can ever do, namely teach morality and civility. — Ron Paul
It does no good to have a perfectly designed government for a people who have no sense of morality. If you have no conception of right and wrong, of what is proper and not, then you would have no reason to obey the laws or have no investment in your culture, and your nation. For better or worse, religion is how many people develop a sense of morality and while there are good arguments to be made that it does an incomplete job, the fact is you cannot have the state create morality. It has to be cultivated along with a belief system that has a respect and foundation for rights.
I think everyone has legitimate differences of opinion, but I like his piece on morality. Basically, it makes sense that a government would only be as good as the people involved in it, and as the intentions they show.
2 years ago
in 5 Ron Paul Quotes That Scare Me on dmiessler.com | grep understanding
If you do your research on the aforementioned quotes, you'll see that they were, in fact, not written by Dr. Paul. There was a newsletter that went out with his name on it, but where many of the articles were written by staffers. He actually regrets what had been said, and during the campaign in question in the 90's, it was agreed that he did not make those comments, and they are completely at odds with the accusation that he is a racist.
Here's a story on that, for your reference: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid...
Here's a story on that, for your reference: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid...
2 years ago
in 5 Ron Paul Quotes That Scare Me on danielmiessler.com | grep understanding
If you do your research on the aforementioned quotes, you'll see that they were, in fact, not written by Dr. Paul. There was a newsletter that went out with his name on it, but where many of the articles were written by staffers. He actually regrets what had been said, and during the campaign in question in the 90's, it was agreed that he did not make those comments, and they are completely at odds with the accusation that he is a racist.
Here's a story on that, for your reference: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid...
Here's a story on that, for your reference: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid...
